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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
9
Daily market quotations from W Wagner Co Chicago December 5 show wheat corn oats pork lard ribs hogs and cattle futures with steady to higher closes. Receipts totals for hogs at 32 000 cattle 32 000 and sheep 45 000 reflect mixed demand across grains and livestock in Chicago trading.
Wheat May opened at 97 9 74 cents with highs near 97. corn May 48 percent with July at 49. oats May 35 percent with July 34. Pork Jan 18.25, Lard Jan 10.05, Rye cash 81 14 82. Barley cash 60 87. Timothy cash 8.00 9.75. Clover cash 10.00 14.25.
A collection of commodity codes and prices shows sizes No. 2 red and hard items with percentages around 91 to 94, No. 3 red and white entries near 91 to 94, and color varieties yellow corn white blue notations. Prices list cents per unit and fractional percentages accompany each item.
Cattle receipts 32 000 steady to 10 cents lower. Beeves 4.45 to 7.40, stockers 3.25 to 5.70, cows 2.20 to 6.15, westerners 4.20 to 6.25. Hogs receipts 32 000 steady at Saturday's best. Light 7.00 to 7.45, mixed 7.05 to 7.45, heavy 7.05 to 7.50, rough 7.05 to 7.20, good to choice heavy 7.20 to 7.50, bulk 7.25 to 7.40. Sheep receipts 45 000 10 cents lower, natives 2.25 to 4.20, lambs 4.25 to 6.30. Chicago Dec 5 Hog prices closed five to ten higher than Saturday. Light 7.10 to 7.50, mixed 7.10 to 7.55, heavy 7.10 to 7.55, rough 7.10 to 7.25, good to choice heavy 7.25 to 7.55, bulk 7.30 to 7.50.
Butter holds steady with creamery prices at 23 28 cents and dairy at 23 27 cents. Eggs remain steady as receipts reach 1,900 with at mark cases quoted 19 22 cents, firsts 31 cents, prime firsts 33 cents.
Chicago markets show live turkeys 16c, dressed 21c. live fowls 10c. live springs 10c.
New York market report shows butter prices steady across grades with receipts of 4,750 pounds. Creamery and state dairy classes hover around 23 to 30 cents, imitation creamery grades at 21 to 24 cents. Eggs also steady with 3,800 receipts and NW Western gathered white quoted 34 to 44 cents, fresh gathered 37 to 39 cents.
Poultry market Update from New York on December 5 shows alive birds steady, dressed products firm. Chickens sell 10 to 17 cents, hens 12 to 17 cents, turkeys 15 to 22 cents per pound.
St. Louis grain prices on December 5 show Wheat May at 98 18 Ke, Corn at 47 ½¢, Oats at 34 ½¢. Trade notes indicate futures activity with minor shifts across cereals.
Peoria market notes corn prices with No 3 yellow quoted at 46 to 46 1/2 cents old 47 to 47 1/2 cents.
Market notes list hog prices for choice light heavy and packing and a wide range of live cattle calves and sheep prices. Also shows feed and grain costs including corn oats barley rye and hay straw flour and assorted priced produce and meats with regional market figures for Hawkeye Western Queen and other brands.
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